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Duke Energy Submits Early Site Permit Application to NRC for New Nuclear Reactors in North Carolina

LCG, December 30, 2025--Duke Energy announced today its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The site is near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, North Carolina. The submittal follows two years of work at the site, and the announcement states that the submittal is part of Duke Energy's strategic, on-going commitment to evaluate new nuclear generation options to reliably meet the growing electricity needs of its customers while reducing costs and risks.

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The NRC Issues Summary of 2025 Successes

LCG, December 29, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today issued a summary of its 2025 accomplishments to highlight its commitment to "enabling the safe and secure use of civilian nuclear energy and radioactive materials through efficient and reliable licensing, oversight, and regulation to benefit society and the environment."

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NRG Energy Buys PowerGen's Hungarian Assets

LCG, July 2, 2001--NRG Energy Inc. of the U.S. said yesterday that it has entered the Hungarian energy market with its purchase from PowerGen Plc of the UK of two power plants located on Csepel Island in Budapest.

Csepel I is a 116 megawatt thermal plant and Csepel II is a 389 megawatt gas turbine power generating station. Csepel II reached commercial operation in November of last year and is the primary facility, the company said.

"NRG made this investment in the Hungarian market because it is strong and it is strategically located in our Central Europe core market region," said Steven H. Wolf, NRG's vice president and managing director for Central and Eastern Europe.

Wolf praised the operation for "its skilled workforce, commercial soundness, and its advanced emission reduction technology."

NRG has also acquired PowerGen's interest in two German energy businesses, Mibrag and Saale Energie GmBH. With its acquisition of PowerGen's interest in Saale Energie, NRG increased its ownership of the Schkopau power station from 200 to 400 megawatts megawatts.

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